Still Waters Posted May 30, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 30, 2012 It's an anniversary the few remaining souls who live here won't be celebrating.Fifty years ago on Sunday, a fire at the town dump ignited an exposed coal seam, setting off a chain of events that eventually led to the demolition of nearly every building in Centralia — a whole community of 1,400 simply gone. All these decades later, the Centralia fire still burns. It also maintains its grip on the popular imagination, drawing visitors from around the world who come to gawk at twisted, buckled Route 61, at the sulfurous steam rising intermittently from ground that's warm to the touch, at the empty, lonely streets where nature has reclaimed what coal-industry money once built. It's a macabre story that has long provided fodder for books, movies and plays — the latest one debuting in March at a theater in New York. http://www.huffingto..._n_1546552.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealdwita Posted May 30, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 30, 2012 'Silent Hill' - great film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svenshoegazer Posted June 1, 2012 #3 Share Posted June 1, 2012 'Silent Hill' - great film. I second that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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